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Saw An Advanced Screening of Extraordinary Measures Last Night! Great Movie!
By schulzie
@schulzie (4061)
United States
January 15, 2010 12:25pm CST
Last night I saw a very moving film, "Extraordinary Measures". I got tickets to an advanced screening of "Extraordinary Measures", starring Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford for January 14, 2010! This movie is based on the true story of John Crowley, a father of three small children, two of which have a genetic disorder known as
Pompe Disease.
Harrison Ford plays the role of Dr. Robert Stonehill, a researcher who is trying to create an enzyme which will help to treat patients with Pompe disease, helping to alleviate their symptoms and lead a longer, less symptomatic life.
Crowley's (Brendan Fraser's character) wife Aileen is played by acrtress Keri Russell.
Crowley, a biotech executive is just starting to see his career blossom when his children are diagnosed with Pompe Disease. He researches the disease and sets about finding Dr. Robert (Bob) Stonehill who is is a research scientist. The 2 become partners and with Crowley's help of finding financial backing Dr. Stonehill sets out to bring into reality the making of a drug to help treat Pompe Disease.
There are so many dramatic moments in this movie and many moments and events that brought tears to my eyes. As a mother watching this movie I felt the pain these parents were going through with their children's suffering. I was very touched by this story.
I seriously expect to see several Academy Award nominations for this movie, especially from Harrison Ford and from Brendan Fraser. They proved how great of actors they truly are with their stellar perfomances in their roles. I definitely recommend seeing this movie, it is well worth the price of the ticket!
This was a great movie and I am truly happy that I got the opportunity to see it in theaters. On top of this the tickets were free! I got them from an email offer that was sent to me. We requested them and were lucky enough to get tickets for two!
Since last year, my husband and I have been lucky enough to see "Wolverine", "This Is It", "The Stepfather", "2012", "Old Dogs", and now "Extraordinary Measures". I am so happy to be able to go to the movies for free!!
With these freebies I am able to enjoy movies on the big screen without spending a dime and in these tough economic times it is a way to have a free date night with my husband!
Have a great day and happy myLotting!!
This was a great movie and I am truly happy that I got the opportunity to see it in theaters. On top of this the tickets were free! I got them from an email offer that was sent to me. We requested them and were lucky enough to get tickets for two!
Since last year, my husband and I have been lucky enough to see "Wolverine", "This Is It", "The Stepfather", "2012", "Old Dogs", and now "Extraordinary Measures". I am so happy to be able to go to the movies for free!!
With these freebies I am able to enjoy movies on the big screen without spending a dime and in these tough economic times it is a way to have a free date night with my husband!
Have a great day and happy myLotting!!
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12 responses
@soyporteno (406)
• United States
15 Jan 10
Thank you for all the information! I think I will plan on going out to the theaters to see this one. Harrison Ford is always a great actor!
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
16 Jan 10
You are so lucky to be able to see this movie I have seen previews trailers of it on television for awhile and both are great actors and I had no doubt it would be a great movie..it is awesome to get free tickets! Thanks for the heads up about the movie and letting us know it is just as good as the trailer shows...cause some movies seems they show the best in the trailers of the movie and we get sorely disappointed when it doesn't prove to be what we expected. So many thanks..
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
23 Jan 10
Hello! Thanks for the best response I really appreciate it alot..nice surprise
..I also see that myLot is changing a bit in the way they do their mail notices..nice..again thanks..
Thanks for the best response I really appreciate it alot..nice surprise..I also see that myLot is changing a bit in the way they do their mail notices..nice..again thanks..@schulzie (4061)
• United States
17 Jan 10
Your welcome! I know I am very lucky to be getting these free tickets to the movies and I am happy to let others know when a movie is good or not. It really is a good movie and one that truly is not a waste of money to see in theaters. I really do think that the performances are Oscar worthy.
Thanks for your comment and have a nice day!!
Thanks for your comment and have a nice day!!
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
16 Jan 10
"Extraordinary Measures" is one of several new movies I'd really like to see. Its got a good cast and the story sounds very interesting and very moving. Thanks for the recommendation! I find myself a lot more likely to follow the advice of an "ordinary viewer" than that of a professional movie critic since I often have no clue what the critics are looking for in a film. Sure, sometimes they're right but sometimes they're totally wrong, at least as far as I 'm concerned.
PLEASE share with me how you scored all those free tickets! I'd go to the movies far more often if they didn't cost so darned much...lol!
Annie
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@schulzie (4061)
• United States
17 Jan 10
I found the site by doing a search for advanced screening on Yahoo. It took a while from the time I signed up to when I started receiving them. But the majority came from my newspaper subscription. It is a benefit that comes with my subscription.
Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!
Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!
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@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
28 Oct 10
I rented Extraordinary Measures from the library and it is an amazing film. I normally don't like those cure types of films because I feel like its not realistic or representative for the lived lives that disabled people make of themselves but in this case the disease wasn't cured by magical potion it was just managed and they were portrayed as regular people with flaws who just got on with life as it was presented to them.
@schulzie (4061)
• United States
15 Jan 10
Yes I really hadn't heard of the movie before I got the tickets. Then I started seeing the commercials on tv but I don't think they tell enough about the story. It really was a great movie. I hope that people go see it.
Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!
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@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
15 Jan 10
my wife is a fan of harison ford, and i enjoy watching brendan fraser.... i wish we can grab a chance to watch this movie. i will try to talk with my sister if she can baby sit my son then we can watch a movie har har har. there are a lot of movie, good movie showned but we did not have tim to watch it for there are no available to baby sit my son. so we are going to wait for it on dvd. it is still different when you catch it on the big screen.
Thanks for your comment and have a great day!!
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
16 Jan 10
i dont think i have heard of that one yet! sounds interesting!
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@jewels49 (1776)
• United States
16 Jan 10
This one is on my list of new movies I want to see. I read an interview with Harrison Ford about it, It was quite the process they went through getting this one made, he said they had to figure out how to fit what actually was years in reality to a 2 hour condensed version for the movie..sounds like they pulled it off.
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